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BOSTON, MA (February 7, 2023) – Jon Barooshian and Patrick Tracey bring a combined five decades of experience as litigators to their new roles as partners in the firm’s Boston office. Mr. Barooshian will focus his practice on white collar and government enforcement matters and tax controversies...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to potential impacts of COVID-19, full and fair review of the claim file, an attempt to use an insurer’s internal policy against itself, and a “second bite at the apple” by amending a complaint for denial of benefits to include a claim for breach of...
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create works of art creates interesting legal challenges to the protection of intellectual property. A copyright infringement class action lawsuit has been filed against providers of AI software that is used to generate visual works of art based on...
Lukas Pfannenstiel was invited to speak at the US Summit of Laboratory Medicine Innovations conference on January 13th in Houston, TX. The title of his session was "How to Protect Intellectual Property in IVD Research and Development" and focused on the basics of patent protection for academic...
Partners Rohit Kapuria and Ronald Fieldstone will speak during the 2023 EB-5 & Global Immigration Expo in Miami. The expo will offer high-quality education from industry leaders and will feature interactive panels moderated by experienced immigration and global migration professionals. The panels...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to discovery in ERISA benefits cases, an appellate court strictly interpreting ERISA regulatory deadlines, a district court authorizing an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claim based on alleged misrepresentations from an employer, another district court...
Demystifying International & Interstate Discovery Bill Baton, Vice Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice , will moderate a panel presented by The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, in conjunction with the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. This...
On November 4, 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi, No. 21-757, agreeing to review, “whether enablement is governed by the statutory requirement that the specification teach those skilled in the art to ‘make and use’ the claimed invention, 35 U.S.C. § 112, or whether it...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that illustrate the importance of the administrative record built by a claims administrator, and the impact that the depth and thoroughness of the record will have on litigation over claims decisions. Whether reviewing claims under the de novo...